Oct 14, 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: People on the midway at the Arizona State Fair. The Arizona State Fair started Oct. 10 and runs through Nov. 2. Carnival and midway workers who have worked the fair for years say attendance so far is much lower than in the past and people at the fair this year aren't spending as much money as they have in the past. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press